Re: Bending wood and making dice

Jul 21, 2006 4 Replies

The snipped-for-privacy@gmail.com entity posted thusly:


Used to carpentry, I usually make puzzles/brainteasers etc. Recently I
>joined a games group and dice are involved. Not just 6 sided die. Well
>I was wondering on how I would go about making a dice cup that can be
>used to to store the dice too. Since I have no access to a lathe I
>can't use that option, so I hunted in the workshop and found a sheet of
>ply wood 1/16 thick 4 inches wide. Perfect size for my dice cup.
>Trouble is how do I go about bending this into a perfect circle. I did
>some research and found steaming is an option but I'm short on space
>and funds to build a steamer. Is there any other option I could use?
>And can plywood be bent around into a perfect cylinder?
>
>Also any ideas on making dice, looks like an interesting project to
>try. Should be easy with a 6 sided die but the others should be a
>laugh, especially the 20 sided.[:-?]

Plywood will not readily form a perfect circle because of its construction, and because the ends need to butt together, leaving a weak spot that will always be out of whack.


I would form it with steamed veneer. Rolls of various widths are available from better wood places (don't bother with the BORG (Home Depot or Lowes). It's available in a lot of different woods.


I suggest posting your question on rec.woodworking for a better range of ideas.

Boiling is always a good substitute for steaming......I am not sure about bending plywood though. Dave

What's a dice cup, about 2.5 inch diameter by 3 inches high? That means that you need pieces about 8x3 steamed. You should be able to do that on the kitchen stove in a stockpot.

The Oleg Lego entity posted thusly:

Sorry about that, folks! I was perusing another newsgroup, and somehow, I must have hit a key or key combination that put me into a local folder containing postings from the Wreck. I thought I was answering a current posting, from the other newsgroup. Turns out I was answering a post made in January.

Oh well, prompted another few ideas. :-)

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